Unworthy Servants

Luke 17

⁷ "Will any one of you who has a servant ₁ plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and recline at table'? ⁸ Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and _h dress properly, ₂ and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'? ⁹ Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? ¹⁰ So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are _i unworthy servants; ₃ we have only done what was our duty.'"

1. Cross References
   John 13:4
   Rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
   Luke 12:35
   Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning.
   Luke 12:37
   Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 25:30
   And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
   Job 22:2 - 3
   Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
   Job 35:7
   If you are righteous, what do you give to him? Or what does he receive from your hand?
   Romans 11:35
   "Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?"
   

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